Care worker recreates viral photo with Nigerian witch' boy for first day at school

The Nigerian boy who was left for dead by his family and the community after being accused of being a ‘witch’ has now completed his first week at school. His rescuer, a Danish aid worker, celebrated the happy moment by recreating the viral image she had of her with him.

Anja Ringgren Loven, who runs an orphanage in south-east Nigeria for children who are abandoned by their families because of superstitious beliefs, took the then-two-year-old Hope under her wing on 30 January 2016. At that time, Hope was severely malnourished, riddled with worms. He also had hypospadias which is a congenital condition in which one has an underdeveloped urethra.

Anja shared the before and after images on social media and wrote the following words: ‘A rescue mission that went viral, and today it's exactly 1 year ago the world came to know a young little boy called Hope. This week Hope will start school.’ Her post quickly went viral with around 22,000 likes and was shared more than 7,000 times.